Dear Fellows,

Please pass word of this summer program in math to your
interested colleagues and students!  (Both co-directors
were Ford predoctoral fellows.)  The application
(postmark) deadline is March 1.  Thanks so much!

Best,
Stephen

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The Applied Mathematical Sciences Summer Institute (AMSSI) is a
seven-week research experience for undergraduates (REU) in the
mathematical sciences, jointly hosted by California State
Polytechnic University-Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) and Loyola
Marymount University (LMU).  Summer 2005 will be the first year of
this summer research program for sixteen undergraduates that will
draw heavily from underrepresented U.S. minorities and women;
recruitment will take place nationwide.  AMSSI 2005 will take
place June 25 - August 13, 2005. Applications for AMSSI as well as
additional program information are available at
<www.csupomona.edu/~amssi>.

AMSSI students will engage in variety of activities intended to
provide a well-rounded research experience as well as a strong
support network in the mathematical research community, both in
academia and industry.  Guest speakers will include Ph.D.
mathematicians from select NSF IGERT programs and local aerospace
industries.  The academic content of AMSSI will focus on the
theory and applications of linear algebra, probability,
statistics, differential equations, and difference equations.
Students will work in groups and will give oral and written
presentations of their research at the end of the program.


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Stephen A. Wirkus
Assistant Professor
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA  91768
e-mail:  swirkus@csupomona.edu
phone: (909)869-4513
fax: (909)869-4904